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Variations in kukui tree?

notguilty-808
9 years ago

I love Kukui trees because they provide a ton of shade, have a nice pale green texture and grow to large tall sizes. I transplanted a few from the forest, i tried to remove as much intact soil with the trees as so they think they never even moved (is this plausible?). but as i thought would happen many have experience transplant shock from probably losing a few large roots or maybe jsut smaller ones? i placed them in pots and watered them daily. still look like theyre going to die :(

anyways these kukui seem to be 5 leaved and "most" kukui seem to be the 3 leaved pale green types? are these even kukui? i have not been able to find any explanations about the different variations in kukui. except for a handful of pictures.

here is a 5 lobed kukui tree http://www.imiloahawaii.org/assets/garden-canoe-kukui-lg.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3903573800_8e4e48a5eb_b.jpg
http://mymomlovesplants.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/dsc_0022.jpg
here is a 3 leaved kukui
http://www.trussel2.com/haw/images/kukui.jpg
half and half? http://dlnrnativegardenrestoration.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_6304.jpg
3 leaved http://www.boardofwatersupply.com/files/pbin_Aleurites_molucc-leafL.jpg

What is the deal with these variations? they are paler and 3 leaved while others (such as mine) are 5 leaved and greener?

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